noun · feminine
fatnas
Greekφάτνη (fatnē)
Strong’sG5336
a manger, feeding-trough
stem fatn-4 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φάτνη, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX for אֵבוּס, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5336 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfat'-nay
a crib (for fodder)
Fromfrom πατέομαι (to eat);
King Jamesmanager, stall.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | fatnas | fatnais |
| object accusative | fatnan | fatnain |
| direct address vocative | fatnar | fatnair |
| of, belonging to genitive | fatnau1×φάτνης | fatnaiu |
| to, for dative | fatna3×φάτνῃ | fatnai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
fatna is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
fatnau“stall”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Luke 13:15“stall”apokrinita de auto tos kurios kai legata; Hupokritoir, hekastos vu te sabbate ouk luatō ton bouon autou ē ton onon apo tau fatnau kai apagaratos potizatō?“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?
fatna“manger”to, fordative singular3×
Luke 2:7“manger”kai tiktata ton huion autau ton prōtotokon, kai sparganata auton kai anaklinata auton en fatna, dioti ouk ate autoi topos en te katalume.And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Luke 2:12“manger”kai houtem vi tem sēmem, heuriskavi brefem sparganirētem kai keierōtem en fatna.And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
Luke 2:16“manger”kai erchala speudaratois kai aneuriskala tan tē Mariam kai ton Iōsēf kai tem brefem keierōtem en ta fatna;So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.